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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 377
5	5	To require agencies to repeal three existing regulations before issuing a
6	6	new regulation, and for other purposes.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	JANUARY14, 2025
9	9	Mrs. B
10	10	ICE(for herself, Mr. AMODEIof Nevada, Mr. FEENSTRA, Ms.
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12	12	AGEMAN, Mr. CLINE, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. MOOREof Alabama, Mr.
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14	14	LLZEY, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. CREN-
15	15	SHAW, Mr. WILSONof South Carolina, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. COLLINS, Mr.
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17	17	ELF, Mr. RULLI, and Mr. SMITHof Nebraska) introduced the following
18	18	bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government
19	19	Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period
20	20	to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
21	21	ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
22	22	concerned
23	23	A BILL
24	24	To require agencies to repeal three existing regulations before
25	25	issuing a new regulation, and for other purposes.
26	26	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
27	27	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
28	28	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
29	29	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Regulation Reduction 4
30	30	Act of 2025’’. 5
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33	33	•HR 377 IH
34	34	SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED BEFORE 1
35	35	ISSUANCE OF A NEW RULE. 2
36	36	(1) R
37	37	EQUIREMENT FOR RULE .—An agency may 3
38	38	not issue a rule unless such agency has repealed 4
39	39	three or more rules described in paragraph (4) that, 5
40	40	to the extent practicable, are related to the rule. 6
41	41	(2) R
42	42	EQUIREMENT FOR MAJOR RULE .— 7
43	43	(A) R
44	44	EPEAL REQUIRED.—An agency may 8
45	45	not issue a major rule unless— 9
46	46	(i) such agency has repealed three or 10
47	47	more rules described in paragraph (4) 11
48	48	that, to the extent practicable, are related 12
49	49	to the major rule; and 13
50	50	(ii) the cost of the new major rule is 14
51	51	less than or equal to the cost of the rules 15
52	52	repealed. 16
53	53	(B) C
54	54	ERTIFIED COST.—For any rule 17
55	55	issued in accordance with subparagraph (A), 18
56	56	the Administrator of the Office of Information 19
57	57	and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Manage-20
58	58	ment and Budget must have certified that the 21
59	59	cost of the new major rule is equal to or less 22
60	60	that the cost of the rules repealed. 23
61	61	(3) P
62	62	UBLICATION REQUIRED .—Any rule re-24
63	63	pealed under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be published 25
64	64	in the Federal Register. 26
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67	67	•HR 377 IH
68	68	(4) APPLICABILITY.—This section— 1
69	69	(A) applies to any rule or major rule that 2
70	70	imposes a cost or responsibility on a nongovern-3
71	71	mental person or a State or local government; 4
72	72	and 5
73	73	(B) shall not apply to any rule or major 6
74	74	rule— 7
75	75	(i) that relates to the internal policy 8
76	76	or practice of an agency or procurement by 9
77	77	the agency; or 10
78	78	(ii) that is being revised to be less 11
79	79	burdensome to decrease requirements im-12
80	80	posed by the rule or cost of compliance. 13
81	81	(5) R
82	82	EVIEW OF AGENCY RULES .—Not later 14
83	83	than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 15
84	84	Act, the head of each agency shall submit to Con-16
85	85	gress and the Director of the Office of Management 17
86	86	and Budget a report that includes a review of each 18
87	87	rule of the agency that identifies whether that rule 19
88	88	is costly, ineffective, duplicative, or outdated, includ-20
89	89	ing a list of any other unnecessary regulatory re-21
90	90	striction of the agency that is costly, ineffective, du-22
91	91	plicative, or outdated. 23
92	92	(6) D
93	93	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 24
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96	96	•HR 377 IH
97	97	(A) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 1
98	98	meaning given that term in section 551 of title 2
99	99	5, United States Code. 3
100	100	(B) M
101	101	AJOR RULE.—The term ‘‘major rule’’ 4
102	102	has the meaning given that term in section 804 5
103	103	of title 5, United States Code. 6
104	104	(C) R
105	105	ULE.—The term ‘‘rule’’ has the 7
106	106	meaning given that term in section 551 of title 8
107	107	5, United States Code. 9
108	108	(D) S
109	109	TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means 10
110	110	each of the several States, the District of Co-11
111	111	lumbia, each territory or possession of the 12
112	112	United States, and each federally recognized In-13
113	113	dian Tribe. 14
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